Fills an Urthel tulip glass with a muddy brown beer that builds a creamy beige head. The head turns to sea foam while leaving abundant silky lace concentrated in rings.

Initially reminds one of Kahlua, then transitions to nuts with molasses, vanilla, plums and raisins in the background.

While the flavor is quite enjoyable I would never consider this to be a Belgian Strong Dark Ale. Vlaemse opens malty and sweet with plums and raisins and a hint of coconut. Lighter fruits dwell in the background. The finish is lingering with a light sweetness.

Well-tamed alcohol for this medium to full bodied beer with a velvety texture and high carbonation.

Easy drinking and very enjoyable. Sit back and enjoy this while conversing or with casual entertaining.

a - poured a dirty well water brown that had a bit of head, yet quickly disappeared leaving behind a "flat beer" look.. we shall see

s - smells of alcohol, which is funny since its only 7.5%...but it truly does.... some caramel and brown sugar, maybe a bit of dark fruit - but light...

t - strangely reminds me of a wine or cognac as it finishes... odd... there are subtle notes of dark fruits, caramel, warming alcohol, roastedness..

m - a lighter medium bodied beer that disappears down the throat without much notie...

0 - not sure what I expected...glad I tried it, not sure if I'd search it out again...although, I see its retired...could be too, that this one is a bit old as I'm sure i've had it for at least a year, probably longer [closer to 2?]

A: Pours a dark brown with a thin, quickly receding beige mousse. Chunks of yeast quickly accumulate at the bottom of the glass.

S: Aromas of dark fruits, caramel, and roasted grain are present on the nose. The smell combines the roasty, toasty aspects of a stout or porter with the sweet, fruity aspects of a typical Belgian strong dark ale. It's an interesting effect to say the least.

T: Complex notes of raisins, prunes, figs, cocoa, and roasted grain gently wash across the palate. This beer finishes in a manner that is simultaneously sweet and toasty with dried fruit and roasted grain accents.

M: Full bodied, silky, and smooth with highly expressive carbonation. Deceptively drinkable for the style.

O: This is a rock solid Belgian strong dark ale that presents an interesting twist on the style. The stout-like accents are reminiscent of such beers as Buffalo Belgian Stout (Brouwerij Van den Bossche), Equinox (Brasserie de la Senne), and Noir de Dottignies (Brouwerij de Ranke), though they are a little more restrained in this ale. This is another one of De Leyerth's beers that I would like to see back in production.

Appearance is a nice dark brown pour with a thick, frothy off-white head which leaves gentle lacing.

Smell has a little bit of Belgian funk and dark fruits. Maybe some caramel or sweet malts.

Love the way this beer tastes, one of my favorites. Herbal spices, dark fruits, cherries, roasty malt all combine into a smooth and surprisingly delicious mouthful. Alcohol is well hidden in the beverage and it does not come across as boozy or overly sweet. Really impressive marriage of flavors - I can't find fault with how this tastes.

Mouthfeel was crisp and pleasant. Could use a little more carbonation in my opinion.

I'm not a huge fan of dark ales generally but this one is really something special in how it playfully combines dark fruits, malts, herbs and spices into something deliciously and surprisingly easy to drink. Don't be turned off by the appearance or slightly funky smell - Urthel's Flamy Dark Ale is tasty.

This pours a hazy slightly dark tea colored with a decent off white head. The smell is a little sweet, some caramel, honey and brown sugar with a slightly must smell. The feel is medium with high carbonation. The taste is wonderful, lots of dark fruit and brown sugar with some caramel and burnt toffee, a very tasty beer.

M - I think something went wrong with the bottle I got. There was ZERO carbonation. This beer was sturdy and smooth and had everything I look for, but the complete absence of carbonation bummed me out. Ive had low carb beers but this one needed help.

O - A very complex, dark brew. I love BSDA's and this one had everything I look for in them. Sweet and bitter, dark and flavorful.

A hard pour produces 2cm of off-white head, recedes within a minute and a half, but leaves some lacing along the side of the glass. The beer is dark brown with orange highlights around the edges. Opaque, so carbonation is not visible.

Scent is heavy on the malts with some Belgian yeast funk. Some roasty, chocolatey character tucked far into the back, along with date-like sweetness. For all the ingredients and energy that went into the making of this beer, I would have appreciated a more aggressive aroma.

Taste is a fairly complex mix of syrupy sweetness, Belgian yeast secondary metabolites, fruity esters that come across as plums and dates, and a very mild sourness. This is quite enjoyable and the beer goes down easily, finishing with a sour caramel apple flavor.

The beer is medium bodied with relatively mild carbonation. Fairly smooth, it goes down easily. Finish is dry.

Overall a solid beer, nothing particularly memorable or "stand-out" about it, but still quite quality. If I found this again and had a taste for a dark Belgian, I'd give this another go.

D: This is quite different from anything I've encountered. The carbonation issues seem to point to incorrect storage by someone. The bottom half centimeter of the cork was soaked, so it appears to have been kept on its side for a long period of time.

Retired, that sucks, just bought it at the store this week, now i feel like a sucker.Big malty fruity nose, raisiny sweet, huge booze on the finish, almost scary. Taste was nothing like I expected with the first impressions, very smooth, continued fruitiness. Overall a pretty good beer, took a little getting used to but a nice interesting brew.

The aroma is fairly muted to be honest, but I should have expected that because it is a foreign lager. Some woody earthy fruit is prevalent. Some lighter sweet grapey characteristics exist. Fairly subtle compared to other offerings of the style.

The taste iis really nice and malty with a little bit of bittering coming from hops; some dark grain is there to balance the beer. There is a whole lot of subtle dark fruitiness, but really muted to be honest, which is a nice treat. There really aren't many hops in the flavor at all, and I only get a bit in the bittering.

Overall, I am really liking this beer. It isn't a great Bock by a long shot, but it is still a very worthy beer. The beer holds true to a Bock in that it is seriously Malt balanced and there are obvious Melanoidins present. With more carbonation this would be an above average beer, but it falls short for me because it comes across to viscous to be a great brew.